Guest czmtzc Posted November 2, 2002 Report Share Posted November 2, 2002 I just downloaded Xcom, I applied the fix patch, and was ready to run. I started the game from the fix loader, and was greeted with the microprose logo and the distinctive synth music I rember from so long ago. Unfortunatly, the screen started blinking every second or so. I was able to see enough to click the buttons to quit, but the game is unplayable. I tried fiddling with the graphics acceleration settings, the XP compatabliity modes, even the Hertz of the monitor. Nothing changed the operation of the game. The graphics look fine, legible, just like I remember them, they just switch on and off every second or so. I did read about the known bugs, and the other posts on this forum, but this doesn't seem to be a common problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czmtzc Posted November 3, 2002 Report Share Posted November 3, 2002 P.S. I tried Xcom 2 TFTD and I have the same blinking problem. I also tried using the turbo utility to slow down the processor, but that didn't help. I am using G-force 2 mx/mx 400. P.P.S I remember having the same type problem when I installed Mandrake Linux 8.2. I had to keep trying different versions of X before it worked. Unfortunately I wiped everything clean about a month ago and I don't have Mandrake installed right now (probably intall 9.0 soon) so I can't tell you what version of X I was using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stewart Posted November 4, 2002 Report Share Posted November 4, 2002 Somewhere in XP, check the help, there's a Win95 emulation thingie. XP is based on NT which is graphics hostile (and so games hostile). Since XP was intended for home and people play games on their computers, they had to do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czmtzc Posted November 4, 2002 Report Share Posted November 4, 2002 I tried the compatabiltity modes, for both the original exe, and the xcomfix patch. they didn't make any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [email protected] Posted November 5, 2002 Report Share Posted November 5, 2002 you're not using a flat-panel LCD, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czmtzc Posted November 5, 2002 Report Share Posted November 5, 2002 No, it is a regular monitor, a vivitron I believe, about 5 years old, came with a previous computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [email protected] Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 No clue, man. Sorry. Try the GoneGold.com forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czmtzc Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 Well I got it to work. I brought home a spare monitor from work, and the game works fine. Looks like a hardware problem with the monitor I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czmtzc Posted November 24, 2002 Report Share Posted November 24, 2002 Problem Solved! I downloaded the OpenGL drivers for my Nvidia card on windows XP from here,http://www.voodoofiles.com/4673and the blinking has now stopped. I got the drivers in response to troubleshooting on the Xenocide beta test. Thanks Micah! Still don't know why it would work with one monitor but not another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War_Lord Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 That's the funny thing about video card drivers... the newest drivers almost never work with every game, and the old ones don't either. When in doubt, use a slightly older version of your video card drivers, they usually contain less bugs than the newest version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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